lewisite

See also: Lewisite

English

Etymology

Lewis +‎ -ite, after US chemist and soldier Winford Lee Lewis (1878–1943).

Noun

lewisite (uncountable)

  1. An organoarsenic compound used as a chemical weapon.

Further reading
  • “Lewisite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “lewisite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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